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cfg80211: basic support for PBSS network type

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PBSS (Personal Basic Service Set) is a new BSS type for DMG
networks. It is similar to infrastructure BSS, having an AP-like
entity called PCP (PBSS Control Point), but it has few differences.
PBSS support is mandatory for 11ad devices.

Add support for PBSS by introducing a new PBSS flag attribute.
The PBSS flag is used in the START_AP command to request starting
a PCP instead of an AP, and in the CONNECT command to request
connecting to a PCP instead of an AP.

Signed-off-by: Lior David <liord@codeaurora.org>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
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Lior David
2016-01-28 10:58:25 +02:00
committed by Johannes Berg
parent 230fd28a91
commit 34d505193b
5 changed files with 41 additions and 3 deletions
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include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
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@@ -1789,6 +1789,10 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* thus it must not specify the number of iterations, only the interval
* between scans. The scan plans are executed sequentially.
* Each scan plan is a nested attribute of &enum nl80211_sched_scan_plan.
* @NL80211_ATTR_PBSS: flag attribute. If set it means operate
* in a PBSS. Specified in %NL80211_CMD_CONNECT to request
* connecting to a PCP, and in %NL80211_CMD_START_AP to start
* a PCP instead of AP. Relevant for DMG networks only.
*
* @NUM_NL80211_ATTR: total number of nl80211_attrs available
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
@@ -2164,6 +2168,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_MAX_SCAN_PLAN_ITERATIONS,
NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_PLANS,
NL80211_ATTR_PBSS,
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,